CMS Puts Money Where the Policy Is in Proposed Rule to Boost Home Dialysis and Transplant

On Thursday, July 1, 2021, CMS released the 2022 Proposed Rule encouraging dialysis providers to decrease disparities in home dialysis and transplant rates—and reward providers who succeed. The new rule would raise all dialysis payment by 1.2% over 2021, and address disparities in the ETC model, with extra improvement points for significantly improving home dialysis and transplant among low-income patients and dual-eligibles who receive both Medicare and Medicaid. Read the article.

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Home Dialysis in the News

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Living Well with Home Treatments

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Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• Innovate Kidney Care Launches Campaign To Improve Home Dialysis Options

Industry Updates

• Baxter Introduces Sharesource Analytics 1.0.
• Outset Medical and Satellite Announce Agreement to Increase HHD
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• Quanta Receives $245M Investment for SC+ Home HD System

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

• Is Endoscopy Safe in PD?
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• Roxadustat for Anemia in PD
• Genes Help Predict Peritoneal Transport Rates
• Higher HD Dose Linked with Better Survival
• The Clinical Experience of In-center Nocturnal HD

Almost 5 Dozen Life@Home Articles

Did you know that we offer Life@Home articles on topics that range from Keeping Your Job When You Need Dialysis to Tailoring Automated PD to Your Life, to Organ Stunning on Hemodialysis: What is It and What Can You Do? And, they are all researched and easy to read. Check them out!